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No. 436,268. Patented Sept. 9. 1890.

INVEN TOR. fluyawlh pkeulen WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST WM. SOHEUBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SIMON ZINN, OF SAME PLACE.

BAG-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436.268, dated September 9, 1890.

Application filed may 1, 1890- Serial No. 350,217. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST WILLIAM SOHEUBER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Looks for Bags, Pocket- Books, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to looks for such ar ticles as bags, purses, pocket-books, and the like; and the invention consists in the details of construction set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a rear view of the lock applied to a frame. Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig.4is a section along y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspeotive view of the lock-box. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the locking-plate.

In the drawings the letters A A indicate the jaws of a frame for a bag or similar article. To one jaw is shown secured a lock-box B. Rivets O are shown as holding the box in place. The box is shown provided with eyes 1), Fig. 5, for the passage of the rivets. The locking-plate E swings on an edge of the box. The locking-plate is angular, and comprises two flanges arranged at right angles to each other, or approximately so, and at the angle or corner the locking-plate is located'in a rectangular recess B, Fig. 5, formed in the lower edge of one side wall of the lock-box in such manner that such recessed lower edge of the lock-box engages the angle of the locking-plate, but permits the latter to swing thereupon as a center. One of the flanges of the looking-plate constitutes a finger-piece F,

which normally stands .upright and parallel,

with the recessed side wall of the lock-box, and such finger-piece rises above the top wall of the lock-box to provide for conveniently operating the locking-plate. The other flange of the locking-plate is housed and concealed in the lock-box, and contains recesses or perforations I, one or more, to engage acorresponding number of perforations H on the jaw of the frame which is opposite the jaw to which'the lock-box is riveted. It will be obvious that the recesses or perforations I, one or more, could be in one of the frames A and the projections H on the locking-plate without changing the character of the invention. When the jaws are closed, one of the jaws engages the locking-plate E, so that the jaws are locked together. To open the jaws the finger piece or flange F of the locking-plate is swung outward to its releasing position by suitable pressure on the finger-piece F, whereby the jaws are freed and opened byasingle movement.

The box can be made of one piece of metal, as can also the locking-plate with its fingerpiece, so that the lock can be made of only two pieces of metal and a spring, thus attaining great cheapness.

I claim- The combination, with the frame-jaws A, one of which is provided with a projection H, of a closed lock-box B, rigidly attached to a frame-j aw and having the lower edge of one side wall provided with a rectangular recess B, the locking-plate E, engaging said recess at its angle and comprising two flanges, one housed in the lock-box and having a recess or perforation and the other normally standing parallel to the recessed side of thelock-box and projecting upward to form the fingerpiece F, for swinging the locking-plate outward on the recessed edge of the lock-box as a center, and a spring G, concealed in the lock-box for pressing the locking-plate into engagement with the projeection, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUST wMfsonEUBER.

Witnesses:

J. VAN SANTVOORD, W. HAUFF. 

